Did anyone see Dr. G, Medical Examiner, on How Not to Die?
Let’s just say it was interesting enough that my 30 y.o. stopped what he was doing, and watched it with me. If nobody has ever watched the program, she autopsies cadavers and finds out the cause of death. Of course, the cause is always something other than the obvious. Always. OK, here is the list of the leading causes of death that you can avoid (well, slow down the Grim Reaper, anyway): 1. Smoking (need I explain that one again?) 2. Obesity (enlarged heart, liver, plaque in arteries, etc.) 3. Alcohol (i.e., guy takes ex- on a trip, she asks he not drink as that is what broke up the marriage. He doesn’t drink the first nite but one beer, goes into the shakes, falls headfirst in the tub and drowns. The cause of death is alcoholism, really, at base.) 4. Medications/lack of medical help (lack of taking them, lack of getting medical help, taking too many, self-medicating, etc. etc. etc.) Example was a guy who thought he had a spider bite on his back, took some antibiotics, gets totally si